Christian Saints

St. Elizabeth of Portugal

St. Elizabeth of Portugal,
was born the daughter of Pedro III of Aragon in the Aljaferia Palace in
Zaragosa in 1271. At the age of 22 she married King Dionis of Portugal,
and spent her life in charitable works. When she widowed, she took the
habit of the Poor Clares, founding this order in Coimbra, where she died.
She was canonized by Pope Urban VIII in 1626.
See: Francisco de Zurbarán St.
Elizabeth of Portugal, this painting was traditionally
identified as St. Casilda, because this saint is also depicted with roses
(food miraculously changed into roses) in the folds of her dress.